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Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... waiting for Europe to bring it on. And as far as slowing growth goes, investors already expected the US and Chinese economies to slow. So what are the palpitations all about? In spite of the negative headlines, US retail spending is holding up well and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... turned to the meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, where leaders will try to come up with a plan to support weaker economies and avoid economic collapse. The talks come as debt woes have spread from Greece to Spain, which is enveloped by a banking ...

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... return with no gearing, no shorting and no collateral debt obligations, according to Wu. "Because of the fact Western economies have interest rates close to zero, if there is any actual interest rate increase, because of the yield curve bond prices will ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... central banks implemented over the past two years to try and contain surging inflation in their respective domestic economies. Note, for instance, that Brazil and India's growth have slowed the most because the Banco Central do Brazil and the Reserve ...

Investors turn to dynamic asset allocation

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... allocation and structured equities, PineBridge Investments. Kelly told Financial Standard that the current state of world economies was forcing investors to question the traditional notion of asset class diversification, making a dynamic asset allocation ...

Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... enough", "should have waited" whinges is the prevailing confusion and uncertainty over where financial markets and the economies of Europe, America and China are headed. You can tell by the flip flopping in market sentiment - and accompanying movement ...

Aus investors over-reacting on Euro fears

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... economy would most likely be driven by the degree of contagion in pricing of funding. "The funding costs for stressed economies is starting to rise significantly," Sherwood said. "If European authorities fail to arrest that spread then we could see an ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... with every change in sentiment in markets bigger than ours and our economy dragged down into the vortex of the slowing economies of our neighbours. But just as the Great Recession of 2008 failed to take us down because of our strong fundamentals (and ...

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... (Malaysia). "Removing impediments to trade helps Australian businesses make the most of the opportunities that Asia's growing economies provide," said Wilkins. Malaysia has also liberalised investment rules; in investment banking, the limit has been ...

Australian economy on target for growth: OECD

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... economic forecast for May 2012 has confirmed that it expects the Australian economy to significantly outperform other OECD economies, this year and next. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) has forecasted Australian growth ...